This year our class is taking on the challenge of trying to solve some of the issues that have plagued our globe over the past twenty years. This page is designed to record our journey along the way as well as serve as a dumping ground for any information that we may come across as we begin and continue to research a possible solution.
Global Issue #1:
The following document will serve as a template for you to follow as you go along and begin organizing you information.
Solving the Issues of the World…One Friday at a Time
Group Names:_Anuja and Charlotte
Global Issue #1: world hunger
Background of Issue: (who?, what?, where?, when?, why?)
Who? is affected by world hunger
Approximately 1.2 billion people suffer from hunger, yet some 1.2 billion suffer from obesity
925 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, that's more than the populations of the U.S., Canada and Europe combined
A child dies from hunger-related causes every 8 to 12 seconds.
90% of the world’s hungry live with chronic hunger.
Every 3.6 seconds a person dies from hunger, 75% of them are children
A third of the world’s population is affected by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. These deficiencies compromise the immune system and can result in serious health problems.
More than 60% of chronically hungry people are women.
for 1 in 6 people in the United States, hunger is a reality
925 million people do not have enough to eat — more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union combined.
60 percent of the world's hungry are women.
50 percent of pregnant women in developing countries lack proper maternal care, resulting in over 300,000 maternal deaths annually from childbirth.
1 out of 6 infants are born with a low birth weight in developing countries.
Malnutrition is the key factor contributing to more than one-third of all global child deaths resulting in 2.6 million deaths per year.
A third of all childhood death in sub-Saharan Africa is caused by hunger.
Every five seconds, a child dies from hunger-related diseases.
six million children die of starvation every year.
why? is there world hunger
Food wastage is also high
Poverty is the principal cause of hunger
Believe it or not, there's plenty of food to go around on this planet. In fact, there's enough for every single person to have about five pounds of food per day.Most of this food is produced in developed nations, like the United States. For it to get to countries that need it, there are huge expenses in packaging, transporting, and distributing this food. A survey of all costs involved in producing a loaf of bread and delivering it to a UK retail store found that less than one third of energy was spent growing and milling the wheat. Getting it to market, including packaging and transportation accounted for almost all of the remaining two thirds of energy needed.
There have always been hungry people in the world. Crop failures, disease, bad weather, floods, drought, and the destruction of war have all been contributing factors. We (humanity) have the technology to produce enough food to adequately feed everyone on the planet
initially it would have started due to natural disasters like drought, floods, early frosts, locast swarms, that would've wiped out the local food supply. Later on, foreign invaders have been known to burn crops, that would have caused a disruption in the food supply. Anytime there is a refugee situation, hunger is the result as the local supply is unable to meet the new demands. Now it is due to natural disasters like those listed above, refugees displaced by war and natural disasters, loss of farm land and fertile soil and courpt governments stealing it's own people's resources and or taxing them so heavily that only the mere basics can be bought and other items of food rot and spoil.
Foreign food aid probably does more to contibute to the problem than what it solves, by forcing the local food supply out of business.
It is a horrible problem and for as important the food supply is, it is very, very fragile and easily disrupted.
when? did it start
there is no real date on which world hunger started\
as far back as ancient egypt
There have always been hungry people in the world. Crop failures, disease, bad weather, floods, drought, and the destruction of war have all been contributing factors. We (humanity) have the technology to produce enough food to adequately feed everyone on the planet
initially it would have started due to natural disasters like drought, floods, early frosts, locust swarms, that would've wiped out the local food supply. Later on, foreign invaders have been known to burn crops, that would have caused a disruption in the food supply. Anytime there is a refugee situation, hunger is the result as the local supply is unable to meet the new demands. Now it is due to natural disasters like those listed above, refugees displaced by war and natural disasters, loss of farmland and fertile soil and corrupt governments stealing it's own people's resources and or taxing them so heavily that only the mere basics can be bought and other items of food rot and spoil.
Foreign food aid probably does more to contribute to the problem than what it solves, by forcing the local food supply out of business.
It is a horrible problem and for as important the food supply is, it is very, very fragile and easily disrupted.
The new biofuels coming out are very worrisome, we are now trading our food supply for fuel. That's going to come back and bite us pretty hard.
where? is world hunger
-Six countries incuding, Ethiopia, Chad, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Burundi and The Democratic Republic of Congo - are burdened by extremely alarming levels of hunger. The Democratic Republic of Congo scored the worst, Ethiopia ranked sixth. The report also shows that the high rates of hunger are strongly linked to gender inequalities, especially in terms of literacy and access to education, and highlights which countries are most vulnerable to the global economic downturn.
98% of the world's undernourished people live in developing countries.2
Two-thirds of the world's hungry live in just 7 countries: Bangladesh, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan
World hunger is highest in Africa, Indonesia, Pakistan, and India. The Indian subcontinent has nearly half the world's 800 million that are suffering from hunger. The rest of Asia and Africa account for another 40%+, and the remaining numbers are found in Latin American and other countries.
Six countries including, Ethiopia, Chad, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Burundi and The Democratic Republic of Congo - are burdened by extremely alarming levels of hunger. The Democratic Republic of Congo scored the worst, Ethiopia ranked sixth. The report also shows that the high rates of hunger are strongly linked to gender inequalities, especially in terms of literacy and access to education, and highlights which countries are most vulnerable to the global economic downturn.
where? is world hunger the worst
Asia and the Pacific: 578 million
Sub-Saharan Africa: 239 million
Latin America and the Caribbean: 53 million
Near East and North Africa: 37 million
Developed countries: 19 million
World hunger is highest in Africa, Indonesia, Pakistan, and India. The Indian subcontinent has nearly half the world's 800 million that are suffering from hunger. The rest of Asia and Africa account for another 40%+, and the remaining numbers are found in Latin American and other countries.
what?is world hunger
the want or scarcity of food in a country aggregated to the world level
** Hunger is the physical sensation of desiringfood.
Malnutrition is a general term for a condition caused by improper diet or nutrition; it can occur in conjunction with both under and over consumption of calories.
Famine is a widespread scarcity of food that may apply to any fauna species; the phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality.
Starvation describes a "state of exhaustion of the body caused by lack of food." This state may precede death.
Throughout history, the need to aid those suffering from hunger has been commonly, though not universally recognised
how? have others tried to solve world hunger
Until 2009, efforts against hunger were mainly undertook by the governments of the worst affected countries, by civil society actors, and by the multilateral and regional organisations
** the L'Aquila Food Security Initiative was launched, with a total of US22 billion was committed to combat hunger
Meals on Wheels are programs that deliver meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals.
cost? to solve world hunger
The direct medical cost of hunger and malnutrition is estimated at $30 billion each year.
who? have treid to help
Approximately 1.2 billion people suffer from hunger, yet some 1.2 billion suffer from obesity
TheMeals On Wheels Association of America Foundation (MOWAAF) reports it has found that hunger is a serious threat facing millions of seniors in theUS
miscellaneous
Hunger is often passed from mother to child. Each year, 17 million children are born underweight because their mothers are malnourished\
on October 11, 2010, it was reported that the number of malnourished people in the world exceeded 1 billion people, about a sixth of the world's total population.
Ted talks
Costs: human and/or financial cost?
UN says solving food crisis could cost $30 billion
Previous Efforts Put Into Place to Help Resolve Issue:
Reasons why previous efforts to help resolve issue have failed:
Areas of concern on reaching your desired solution to the global issue:
YOUR PLAN OF ACTION! (for this section, you will need to provide the most detail as you lay a step-by-step plan on how your group will go about tackling this issue. It is important that you take a look at all the information you have researched and studied and use that information to develop a true, realistic and effective plan of action. The plan needs to include funding, people involved, time length of project, materials needed, etc…)
Global Issue #1:
The following document will serve as a template for you to follow as you go along and begin organizing you information.
Solving the Issues of the World…One Friday at a Time
Group Names:_Anuja and Charlotte
Global Issue #1: world hunger
Background of Issue: (who?, what?, where?, when?, why?)
Who? is affected by world hunger
why? is there world hunger
when? did it start
- there is no real date on which world hunger started\
- as far back as ancient egypt
- There have always been hungry people in the world. Crop failures, disease, bad weather, floods, drought, and the destruction of war have all been contributing factors. We (humanity) have the technology to produce enough food to adequately feed everyone on the planet
- initially it would have started due to natural disasters like drought, floods, early frosts, locust swarms, that would've wiped out the local food supply. Later on, foreign invaders have been known to burn crops, that would have caused a disruption in the food supply. Anytime there is a refugee situation, hunger is the result as the local supply is unable to meet the new demands. Now it is due to natural disasters like those listed above, refugees displaced by war and natural disasters, loss of farmland and fertile soil and corrupt governments stealing it's own people's resources and or taxing them so heavily that only the mere basics can be bought and other items of food rot and spoil.
- Foreign food aid probably does more to contribute to the problem than what it solves, by forcing the local food supply out of business.
- It is a horrible problem and for as important the food supply is, it is very, very fragile and easily disrupted.
- The new biofuels coming out are very worrisome, we are now trading our food supply for fuel. That's going to come back and bite us pretty hard.
where? is world hungerwhere? is world hunger the worst
what?is world hunger
how? have others tried to solve world hunger
- Until 2009, efforts against hunger were mainly undertook by the governments of the worst affected countries, by civil society actors, and by the multilateral and regional organisations
- ** the L'Aquila Food Security Initiative was launched, with a total of US22 billion was committed to combat hunger
- Meals on Wheels are programs that deliver meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals.
cost? to solve world hungerwho? have treid to help
miscellaneous
Ted talks
Costs: human and/or financial cost?
UN says solving food crisis could cost $30 billion
Previous Efforts Put Into Place to Help Resolve Issue:
Reasons why previous efforts to help resolve issue have failed:
Areas of concern on reaching your desired solution to the global issue:
YOUR PLAN OF ACTION! (for this section, you will need to provide the most detail as you lay a step-by-step plan on how your group will go about tackling this issue. It is important that you take a look at all the information you have researched and studied and use that information to develop a true, realistic and effective plan of action. The plan needs to include funding, people involved, time length of project, materials needed, etc…)